1995 Saturn Z

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Seats02V307000

Filed Nov 14, 200272,135 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY THROUGH REPEATED USE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO SLIP PARTIALLY REARWARD WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.

Risk. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISMS. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (99V045). OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 31, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT 3.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner

Filed Jun 12, 2000NY

SEATBACK RECLINERS GEAR TEETH ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HAVE WORN OUT, CAUSING SEAT TO SLIP BACK. DEALER REPLACED SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL#99V045000 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME EXACT DEFECT.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2002	0	1	Routine
1997	1	2	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995 — this page	1	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 14, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.